"This brief lays out 10 theories grounded in diverse disciplines and worldviews that have relevance to the world of advocacy and policy change. These theories can help to untangle beliefs and assumptions about the inner workings of the policy making process and identify causal connections supported
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by research to explain how and why a change may or may not occur. This piece is not meant to be comprehensive of all possible relevant theories and approaches; rather, it introduces and illustrates a handful of theories that may be useful to advocates, funders, and evaluators. While the theories included may have broad applicability, the brief is grounded in the context of US domestic policy. Knowing about existing theories may sharpen your own thinking, provide new ways of looking at the policy world, and give you a leg up on developing your own theory of change. The final section gives concrete examples of the way in which advocates, funders, and evaluators can use this brief in their work." (Introduction, page 1-2)
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"This guide starts with "the three principles of visual communication": Humans are visual first, verbal second; our decisions and actions are based more on emotional reactions than rational thought; visuals are the most effective communications vehicles for evoking emotion and getting people to take
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action. It then presents "Seven Rules of the Road" for those seeking to maximise the impact of visuals: 1. Don't assume others will react to a picture or video the same way you do. Test visuals with your intended audience. (Cost-effective strategies are offered for how to carry out such testing). 2. Pair your pictures with words for highest impact and to cement them deeper into your audience's memory. 3. Make sure your images match your message. 4. Use genuine, not generic, pictures. 5. Invest the most in the first picture your audience sees, and in overall design quality. 6. To use pictures effectively, be diligent about taking them and storing them for easy sharing. 7. Choose your subjects carefully." (commbox)
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"This manual is for media practitioners and social activists who wish to use the power of entertainment and mass media to promote health, human rights and social justice. Drawing on successful stories and case studies from Africa and elsewhere, this manual aims to inspire, give fresh ideas and share
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experiences of interesting edutainment programmes. If you are a social activist or development worker, it will introduce you to the exciting opportunities that edutainment presents. If you are an edutainment practitioner, it invites you to think about your own practice, whether you are using multimedia, TV dramas, radio talk shows, theatre, social media or on-the-ground community dialogues and advocacy." (Page 3)
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"Das Buch gibt einen Einblick in die neuen Erzählweisen des digitalen Journalismus. Es untersucht die Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf die Medienbranche und den mit ihr verbundenen Wandel journalistischer Darstellungsformen. Dabei geht es auch um die Möglichkeiten des journalistischen Storytel
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lings auf mobilen Endgeräten wie Tablet-Computern. Es wird eine neuartige Typologie von Darstellungsformen entwickelt, die über die klassischen Text-, Audio- und Fernsehformate hinaus digitales Storytelling ermöglicht." (Publisher description)
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"The demands of public diplomacy have shifted with the development of social media technologies. Increasingly, governments are required to gauge and respond to public sentiment over and above the one-way communication of broadcast media. The social media and accompanying elevated public role have co
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mplicated the decision-making process in China to the extent of potentially influencing its outward engagements. On the receiving end of China’s diplomacy is Africa, which is undergoing its own important technological changes. South Africa’s domestic circumstances, however, demonstrate that larger factors can override online sentiment. In two such important regions in the world, it is important to consider whether these domestic changes are likely to strengthen or undermine future China–Africa future relations." (Abstract)
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"Communicators who work with photography and video in the development context know the power visuals can have in bearing witness to the reality people living in poverty face. When contextualized, visuals can transcend distance and create a global dialog around topics in need of deeper understanding
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and action for social change." (Page 25)
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"This ebook will guide you through the process of choosing social media platforms and developing an effective online media strategy. It will provide an overview of a few popular social media channels in South Africa and how they work, so that you can learn about the potential benefits of these netwo
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rks for your organisation. You will also learn how to develop a content calendar for you web and social media work." (Page 2)
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"In this book [...] we will look at how to ensure that your website complements your online media strategy (including some advice on how to hire a web developer and write a design brief), and give you practical advice on managing your social media platforms. We will also look at online fundraising a
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nd using social media for social change." (Page 2)
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"The purpose of this paper is to understand how intergovernmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations have evaluated their communication activities and adhered to principles of evaluation methodology from 1995–2010 based on a systematic review of available evaluation rep
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orts (N = 46) and guidelines (N = 9). Most evaluations were compliant with principle 1 (defining communication objectives), principle 2 (combining evaluation methods), principle 4 (focusing on outcomes) and principle 5 (evaluating for continued improvement). Compliance was least with principle 3 (using a rigorous design) and principle 6 (linking to organizational goals). Evaluation was found not to be integrated, adopted widely or rigorously in these organizations." (Abstract)
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"We have chosen to divide this manual into three main parts: dialogue, research and sharing. These three parts are interlinked, however. For example, it is difficult to spread one’s material without a dialogue, since dialogue is the basis of all activities in social media. Still, the division corr
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esponds to the needs we generally have: we want to talk to our audience, we want to find better approaches and new ideas, and we want as many people as possible to have access to our work." (Page 9)
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"Google, Apple und Facebook haben die Medienwelt verändert. Auch lokale und regionale Medienunternehmen müssen sich massiv wandeln. Das Gute: Es entstehen neue Möglichkeiten, als Journalist zu arbeiten, seine Geschichten multimedial aufzubereiten und den Leser, Hörer sowie Zuschauer den ganzen T
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ag über zu begleiten. Datenjournalismus, Transmediales Arbeiten und Live-Berichterstattung sind nur einige Schlagworte. Im fiktionalen Bereich spielen Storywelten eine bedeutende Rolle: Wie lassen sich Film, Serie, Games und Buch ver- und die Nutzer einbinden? Das Buch gibt praxisorientierte Ratschläge. Auch Themen wie Change Management, Life Balance, Medienethik sowie Monetarisierung im Mobile-Bereich werden von den Autoren behandelt." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This toolkit is designed to inspire meaningful conversations with the people involved in and affected by your work. It will help you discover how people have been affected by conflict, continuity, and change. It will show you how to share your stories with others in exchange for theirs. Stories and
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the process of sharing them are the building blocks for deep interpersonal relationships where the processes of healing, reconciliation, resolution, and conflict prevention are found. When we engage in story-telling and story-listening, we experience new worlds and discover how other people travel in paths similar to our own. We find stories that have the power to transcend borders, time, and space. Stories tell us about the diversity of traditions, customs, and ways of life that are an important part of everyday life." (Page 2)
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"Celebrities now regularly engage with human trafficking policy and practice. A “sexy” topic, human trafficking is not only susceptible to alluring, fetishistic, and voyeuristic narratives, but plays into the celebrity-as-rescuer-of-the-victim ideal that receives a huge amount of attention from
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media and the public. As a result, many celebrities now characterize themselves as anti-trafficking activists, with their admiring public viewing their claims as expertise. This article looks at ways in which celebrities, people “known for [their] wellknownness” (Boorstin 1992), and celebrity culture influence legal and policy responses to human trafficking, critiquing simplified, appeal-to-the-masses (and -funders) approaches to human trafficking employed by those who pander to the public’s current obsession with celebrities." (Page 2)
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